βαστάω

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Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From βαστώ (vastó) + -άω (-áo), inherited from Byzantine Greek βαστῶ (bastô), from Ancient Greek βαστάζω (bastázō).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vaˈsta.o/
  • Hyphenation: βα‧στά‧ω

Verb

βαστάω (vastáo) / βαστώ (past βάσταξα/βάστηξα, passive βαστιέμαι, p‑past βαστάχτηκα/βαστήχτηκα, ppp βασταγμένος / βαστηγμένος)

  1. I hold, contain
  2. to hold, carry (on yourself: money, etc)
  3. (figuratively) to hold, carry, look after (a secret)
  4. to hold back
  5. (figuratively) to hold back (control yourself)
  6. to support, bear (be leaned against)
  7. (figuratively) to look after, care for
  8. to last, endure (a period of time)
  9. to descend from genealogically

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References

  1. ^ βαστάω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language